Civil War, Company K, 31st Inf, George Hersom

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George Hersom was from Maine. Born approx 1843 Died: approx 1918

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Textual Reference Branch, Archives II " that include/may include a file for George Hersom" Does it or doesn't it? Willim Swan its's easy enough to figure out without emailing archives1reference@nara.gov . First, check the Civil War Soldier and Sailor System, and you find a file for him: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=FC2213A8-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A Then search within the series, like so: https://catalog.archives.gov/search-within/654530?q=George%20Hersom You get one relevant result: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/83342162 Of course, that's only the index card. What you really want is the file that this indexes. Per the Function Note: This series was created to index the series "Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the Civil War, 1890-1912" (ARC Identifier 300398). That citation takes you to here: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, 1890&ndash;1912 . Unfortunately, the full file for him is not yet online. But wait, there's more! Its a common newbie mistake to stop at the service records and go no further. However, there may also be a pension record for him. In fact, there is: George A Hersom in the U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Willim Swan If you're doing genealogy, or any other sort of research for that matter, I'd suggest requesting both the CMSR and the Pension file when you email A1, and attaching these index cards when you contact them. It will get you a lot more than just asking for the index file. Also, you might want to check out the following, which I found on Ancestry. 
 George A Hursom in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

Name 
 George A Hursom

Enlistment Age 
 18

Birth Date 
 abt 1846

Enlistment Date 
 29 Apr 1864

Enlistment Rank 
 Private

Muster Date 
 29 Apr 1864

Muster Place 
 Maine

Muster Company 
 K

Muster Regiment 
 31st Infantry

Muster Regiment Type 
 Infantry

Muster Information 
 Enlisted

Rank Change Rank 
 Corpl

Muster Out Date 
 15 Jul 1865

Muster Out Information 
 Mustered Out

Side of War 
 Union

Survived War? 
 Yes

Residence Place 
 St Albans, Maine

Title 
 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine

Civil War, Company K, 31st Inf, George Hersom

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